Christy Nyiri

Oh hey there!

I'm a full-time freelance designer/developer/karaoke-er who makes websites, drawings, designs and the sporadic wedding cake in Vancouver.

Along with having red hair, I hold a Bachelor of Media Arts from Emily Carr University. My last salary job was an Interactive Art Director at an ad agency, and I DJ karaoke at a dive bar every week.

Technical skillset

Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro

HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, JavaScript, Actionscript, PHP, MySQL, Git Version Control, SVN

Responsive & mobile first development, cross-browser compatibility & SEO optimization

Wordpress, Tumblr, Indexhibit, Shopify & Big Cartel front-end development

I am a command line n00b

When it comes to design, I believe in simplicity and efficiency... hence why I've kept this assessment site as low-key as possible.

When it comes to life, I believe in biking, singing loudly to bad music, and plenty of whiskey.

Group preference

I'd like to join the JavaScript and jQuery group because I'm pretty ace at HTML/CSS, but my js skills are lacking. I'd like to be able to write efficient js without having to constantly look up what I want to do, and to also have a better idea of what I can do in the first place.

Having volunteered as a mentor at several into-level Ladies Learning Code workshops, I'd like to keep improving my skills so I can also teach more advanced courses. Another goal I have is to become an instructor in the Interactive program at Emily Carr University (my Alma Mater), so I can help increase the art-world female-coder count.

Les Projects

Most of my work can be found on my portfolio. I like to work in many different mediums, exemplified by the fact that a few yet-to-be-released projects include a book cover, a music video, and branding for a craft brewery. (You know, in addition to the multiple sites I'm currently working on.)

Much of my work, a lot of which is pro-bono, involves branding and site design/development for local small businesses, groups and arts organizations... people that I feel need high-calibre collateral but usually lack the funding.

Some of my more recent jobs/projects/collaborations are listed below:

Sauder School of Business

Design & dev of a microsite for new BComm recruits. Tried to use an SVG sprite but ran into an insolvable bug in IE. Went for parallax, too. #trendy

Blind Tiger Comedy

A quick job with an even tighter deadline, this was a fun exercise in "How fast can you whip up some branding without going crazy?"

Vancouver Art/Book Fair

Design & dev of an annual book fair site. The identity (and WP theme) changes every year, which is a fun challenge... this site is a great testing ground for trying crazy techniques.

Weekend Leisure

A 3-person art/video collective I work with. We're working on a feature film and also DJ karaoke on Mondays at the Astoria Hotel. I'm in the midst of trying to develop a karaoke catalogue web app with a friend who deals in databases.

Homeworking

Lastly, a satire lifestyle & fashion blog about working from home. Involves much sweatpant.

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